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have cut for them, and proceed to fit the upper frame 
plate in the same way, except that it must be made in 
two halves, owing to the socket part where the lever 
goes preventing your slipping it over both journals, as 
was done in the other case. For the upper frame plate, 
taking two pieces, six feet long, nine inches broad, and 
seven inches thick, fit them nicely together round the 
journals, and fix as before. ‘To keep the two pieces from 
spreading when the strain comes, either clamp them to- 
gether with wooden clamps and wedges, or hold them 
together with a dovetail tie. The mill is now complete; 
put in the lever, and you are ready to crush the canes. 
Cut a small gutter round the roller in the wood of the 
bed plate, leading to a spout, to prevent the juice from 
running all round and being lost. The above need not 
cost a farmer ten dollars where wood is plenty, is suf- 
ficiently strong, and will crush a hundred gallons of juice 
per day, if required. 
Of course, it will be understood that a mill like that 
described above, is merely a make-shift for experiment- 
ing with, for you could only get one half the juice by it, 
that an iron one of the same construction would yield. 
Another mill, of simple construction, is figured on the 
following page, and is the one used by Colonel Peters in 
his syrup making experiments of last season. Instead 
of being made of wood, the rollers are cast iron. 
ORUSHING OUT THE JUICE. 
Having brought your canes to the mill, and adjusted 
your lever, either let a man walk round with it, or 
attach a horse or pony. Pass the canes through, two at 
a 
